Today was the DAY, perfect weather with 2-5 mph cross winds and a slight overcast.
The challenge - shoot my 3 different .25 EFT rigs, back to back to get a ten shot sample group from each at 80 yards from my indoor bench to my outdoor range.
The goal was to choose my primary EFT rig.
Guns used for this challenge included:
A brand spanking new Blackwolf 23” barrel
AOA level 2 tune, chassis stock, topped with a lightly used Sightron S6 10-60x60 SFP. A zero DB moderator was added.
Next up, A lightly used, Redwolf I acquired from AGN’s notorious @AirNGasman, which now sits in a PRS chassis. I topped it off with a Nightforce ATACR 7-35x56 SFP. A Silent Thunder Ordnance Faux moderator was used.
Last but not least, was another AGN purchase, a HMX1000 RAW in a chassis. Although I am the third owner of this gem, it truly appeared almost new. I topped it off with an Athlon Heras SPR 6-24X56 FFP. A Silent Thunder Ordnance Sarissa moderator was used.
All guns were shooting the JSB 33.95 heavies and each gun was tuned to push these pellets at aprox 930 FPS, which is a very appropriate speed for these Diablo pellets.
Don’t cry foul, but, No attempt was made to pick the perfect pellet for a particular gun. Each gun was factory tuned or out of the box, and other than me specifying the pellet speed I wanted, no other mods were involved. I also didn’t weigh, wash or lube the pellets and all pellets came from the same tin.
My indoor bench has a single leg so it’s a bit jittery. I used clicks rather than holdovers for this reason, which minimizes my 69 year old eyeball mistakes.
The Blackwolf was the loudest of the three and the most air hungry; but the regulator was set at Daystates’ typical 170 bar and was the most likely reason for this but the STO Sarissa moderator does make it much qauieter. Oddly the RAW HMX was the quieter of the three and the most air efficient but it DID have the STO Sarissa on it. I have no idea what the HMX 1000 reg is set at.
The Blackwolf was the most expensive gun, followed by the Redwolf and then the RAW HMX - think $4 k BW, $3k RW, $2k HMX.
This picture is the “results” of today’s test.
@Franklink please take note as these results directly contradict the idea that a more expensive arrow is more important than the Indian; thus EFT as an arms race would seem to yield diminishing returns.
The challenge - shoot my 3 different .25 EFT rigs, back to back to get a ten shot sample group from each at 80 yards from my indoor bench to my outdoor range.
The goal was to choose my primary EFT rig.
Guns used for this challenge included:
A brand spanking new Blackwolf 23” barrel
AOA level 2 tune, chassis stock, topped with a lightly used Sightron S6 10-60x60 SFP. A zero DB moderator was added.
Next up, A lightly used, Redwolf I acquired from AGN’s notorious @AirNGasman, which now sits in a PRS chassis. I topped it off with a Nightforce ATACR 7-35x56 SFP. A Silent Thunder Ordnance Faux moderator was used.
Last but not least, was another AGN purchase, a HMX1000 RAW in a chassis. Although I am the third owner of this gem, it truly appeared almost new. I topped it off with an Athlon Heras SPR 6-24X56 FFP. A Silent Thunder Ordnance Sarissa moderator was used.
All guns were shooting the JSB 33.95 heavies and each gun was tuned to push these pellets at aprox 930 FPS, which is a very appropriate speed for these Diablo pellets.
Don’t cry foul, but, No attempt was made to pick the perfect pellet for a particular gun. Each gun was factory tuned or out of the box, and other than me specifying the pellet speed I wanted, no other mods were involved. I also didn’t weigh, wash or lube the pellets and all pellets came from the same tin.
My indoor bench has a single leg so it’s a bit jittery. I used clicks rather than holdovers for this reason, which minimizes my 69 year old eyeball mistakes.
The Blackwolf was the loudest of the three and the most air hungry; but the regulator was set at Daystates’ typical 170 bar and was the most likely reason for this but the STO Sarissa moderator does make it much qauieter. Oddly the RAW HMX was the quieter of the three and the most air efficient but it DID have the STO Sarissa on it. I have no idea what the HMX 1000 reg is set at.
The Blackwolf was the most expensive gun, followed by the Redwolf and then the RAW HMX - think $4 k BW, $3k RW, $2k HMX.
This picture is the “results” of today’s test.
@Franklink please take note as these results directly contradict the idea that a more expensive arrow is more important than the Indian; thus EFT as an arms race would seem to yield diminishing returns.
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, dedicated to your craft.
my plan. this is my “how they showed up” on the doorstep intro shoot/ comparison.
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perspective 
